Total Crime Rate

982.0 per 1,000 10/10 Β· Very High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 982.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 251.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 233.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 191.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 83.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.9 10/10
  • Burglary 41.9 10/10
  • Drugs 24.0 10/10
  • Other theft 18.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 18.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.0 10/10
  • Other crime 12.0 10/10
  • Robbery 12.0 9/10
  • Theft from the person 12.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the highest crime rate of 67 local areas in Ferryhill , and the 13th highest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (DL16 6DB) in the last 12 months was 982.0 per 1,000 residents and was 542.9% higher than the Ferryhill average (152.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 42 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -43.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 58 (β‰ˆ 347.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (DL16 6DB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 154 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dickens Street (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Thomas Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting James Street Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Public order James Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour James Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deneside β€”
Sep 2025Other crime Clarence Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarence Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clarence Street β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences South Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bishop'S Close β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Bishop'S Close Awaiting court outcome

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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